Now in cities there can be urban decay and filth in old factories and even in old warehouses
The city started to decay because people couldn't pay their rent. So they lived out in the crime infested streets.
They dumped dirty water out onto the streets because there wasn't much other places to put it.
The upper floors of the rickety old apartments were unstructured and kind of dangerous
Most Romans lived in small smelly apartment houses
The stairs they walked up to get to their apartment was a shack wooden staircase
First-floor apartments were not occupied by the poor since these living quarters rented for about $100 a year.
Their houses were hot and grimy on the inside
Outside the streets weren't visible anymore and the wells were filled with litter and trash
Decay happens because loads of money are wasted on programs that don’t progress or fail
Each island took up a whole block, at one point in time there were 44,000 apartment houses within the walls of Rome.
Now:
Now a days a lot of urban decay can come from many things, and one cause is graffiti in the cities or even just common litter on the streets.
Another cause today is abandon buildings are collecting rust and getting over grown in weeds and in fungi.
Factories can cause urban decay as well. And old buildings that are eroding and falling apart. And sidewalks that have cracks with fungus growing through.
Our expert: Dear Gregory Thompson, Our names are Jansen and Nick and we are in the 7th grade and attend Nagel Middle school. We are studying urban decay in the ancient Roman times. There was a problem of filth and urban decay that was overflowing the streets of Rome. We are looking for answers to help what would have solved the problems in Rome and we are hoping that you would be able to help us. We know that the property of many Romans were falling apart and those Romans just depended on the government to repair it.
First could the law of the sidewalk consultation be able to help the Romans with their urban decay back then?
Our second question is, would it have helped the Romans in their problems if there was a "Health inspector" that would see their property and if it wasn't clean or didn't meet the standards then they would have a certain time to clean it up before getting evicted?
Would you think that to be a fair solution or would it cause problems for the poor?
Thank you for your time and dedication in answering these questions.
Thank you, Nick and Jansen
My solution-
Solution 1: My first solution to the urban decay and filth in Rome would be that the rich would have higher taxes set so that the streets would be cleaned more, and people would get paid on those taxes to clean the city.
Solution 2: My second solution to fixing Romes' problems would be that if you were caught littering on the streets it would be a reason to pay a fine. And you have to maintain a certain level of clean on your property. If you didn't keep your land at the standards you would have to pay a fine.
Now:
Our expert:
Dear Gregory Thompson,
Our names are Jansen and Nick and we are in the 7th grade and attend Nagel Middle school. We are studying urban decay in the ancient Roman times. There was a problem of filth and urban decay that was overflowing the streets of Rome. We are looking for answers to help what would have solved the problems in Rome and we are hoping that you would be able to help us. We know that the property of many Romans were falling apart and those Romans just depended on the government to repair it.
- First could the law of the sidewalk consultation be able to help the Romans with their urban decay back then?
- Our second question is, would it have helped the Romans in their problems if there was a "Health inspector" that would see their property and if it wasn't clean or didn't meet the standards then they would have a certain time to clean it up before getting evicted?
- Would you think that to be a fair solution or would it cause problems for the poor?
Thank you for your time and dedication in answering these questions.Thank you,
Nick and Jansen
My solution-
Solution 1: My first solution to the urban decay and filth in Rome would be that the rich would have higher taxes set so that the streets would be cleaned more, and people would get paid on those taxes to clean the city.
Solution 2: My second solution to fixing Romes' problems would be that if you were caught littering on the streets it would be a reason to pay a fine. And you have to maintain a certain level of clean on your property. If you didn't keep your land at the standards you would have to pay a fine.
Bibliography:
"Fall of the Roman Empire." Rome.info , Decline of Ancient Rome. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2013. <http://www.rome.info/history/empire/fall/>.
"Platform -- Revitalizing Our Inner Cities." Platform -- Revitalizing Our Inner Cities. Natural Law Party, n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2013. <http://www.natural-law.org/platform/urban.html>.
"The Fall of Ancient Rome." The Fall of Ancient Rome. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Jan. 2013. <http://keep2.sjfc.edu/class/bnapoli/msti431/jpk7984/msti431/vsg.htm>.